“Church Blues” is an album of Blues, Funk, and Rhythm that is built upon a Christian theological principle that serves as the primary worldview of its creator. It is another creation of the sounds from the heart and head of Lee Edwards, Jr. “Church Blues” emphasizes that Jesus Christ is not one option among many; a way to find meaning and direction alongside other worldly options. What Jesus gives us is in Himself, the definitive, the truth, the life. He is the way and He is the goal. The life is Jesus Himself.

Sanctify is the 6th album recorded solely by Lee Edwards, Jr. at Studio 65 Recordings. It is a funk filled recording that represents the forward progression of my Christian walk with The Lord Jesus Christ. The definition of Sanctify/Sanctification is “being made holy, or purified.” I use sanctification in this sense to simply describe my ultimate goal in life, which is to be more like The Lord Jesus Christ every day. I believe that sanctification is the process by which, according to the Will of The Almighty God, I am a partaker of His holiness, a work of progression that is carried on in the heart of the believer by the presence and power of God, The Holy Spirit.

The decade of the 80’s was a creatively magical time of my life. I will never forget the time when I was an extremely nervous young kid who stepped in front of a microphone before a high school aged crowd of students in Landrum, S.C. (1979), and after receiving a standing ovation from the entire audience, I was changed forever!! The majority of the songs listed here were created from my years spent under the influence of the quartet style of singing during the 1980’s. It was a period of time that I shall never forget!!